Junior Tennis - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2018-11-20T00:34:23Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/forum/categories/junior-tennis/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noHow To Choose A Great Coach (part 1)tag:tennisopolis.com,2017-11-15:1869403:Topic:12513842017-11-15T19:13:30.497ZAlekseyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/Aleksey
<p><strong><u>How To Choose A Great Coach (Part1)</u></strong></p>
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<p>Being a good coach consists of few factors: extensive knowledge of technique, precise root error detection and effective methods of fixing it, constant feedback, ability to transfer knowledge to a student, ability to structure practice with the most benefit to the student, motivation and support, being able to create a fun atmosphere without losing the effectiveness of training, knowledge of off-court training,…</p>
<p><strong><u>How To Choose A Great Coach (Part1)</u></strong></p>
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<p>Being a good coach consists of few factors: extensive knowledge of technique, precise root error detection and effective methods of fixing it, constant feedback, ability to transfer knowledge to a student, ability to structure practice with the most benefit to the student, motivation and support, being able to create a fun atmosphere without losing the effectiveness of training, knowledge of off-court training, knowledge of tennis psychology, knowledge of tactics and strategies, knowledge of recovery process, and having good people skills, etc. I guarantee you there are very few people who possess all of these, but that’s what you should be looking for in a coach. The more of these factors the coach possesses the higher his/her value goes, consequently, the more benefit he/she will bring to the student. Let’s start by looking at these factors one by one.</p>
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<p>1. Extensive Knowledge of Technique</p>
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<p>This is by far one of the most important aspects of good coaching. After all, the coach is there to teach students how to hit the ball correctly, right? It follows that they will have to know how and why it has to be performed in a certain way. There are certain principles that have to be followed in order to produce an effective and efficient swing and there is virtually no room for creativity or interpretation there in terms of the mechanics of it. A good coach will be able to give you the big picture and then break every motion down and explain its function. “The devil is in the details,” people usually say, and every stroke in tennis is full of them. Starting with an accurate grip and ending with the end of the swing, it’s coach’s job to oversee and enforce correct stroke production and consistently correcting the wrong or inefficient ones.</p>
<p>Every student is different, and they will always bring a part of their own flair into their swings. It’s coach’s job to let their personality shine through their swings but at the same time make sure they maintain proper fundamentals in doing so. If there is ever any friction between proper form and student’s own interpretation of a certain swing, proper form should always come out on top. The coach should make the call whether their flair is compatible or complementary with the correct stroke production or not. If it’s not, it means that it is damaging to the student’s game and they should never allow it.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there are many coaches out there who know only bits and pieces (if that) of a good swing and that forces their students to fill in the blanks themselves, overwhelmingly with the wrong mechanics that are extremely time-consuming to undo in the future. It’s a lot easier to learn the proper technique the first time around than learn and unlearn a bunch of times, that’s where the value of a good coach comes in. They will make sure that their students learn the proper form right away, which gets them better faster, spares them a lot of frustration from learning and unlearning, saves them their body and their wallet in a long run, and increases their overall enjoyment of the game.</p>
<p>I always say that any swing in tennis is a like a manual watch, it contains many gears that have to work just right in relation to each other. On court, it is up to the coach to break every factor of the swing down to their students, make them grasp the reasons why those factors are there and what benefits the students will attain in performing them accurately. </p> Tennis court for Kids' Training.tag:tennisopolis.com,2016-12-04:1869403:Topic:12385462016-12-04T16:43:37.382ZTamaria Copehttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/TamariaCope
<p>My children are very interested in tennis these days. They watch almost every tennis match on TV. They made me buy almost every tennis video games out there, along racquets, balls and shoes. So why not let them get good at the game. So, I am planning to build a tennis court in my backyard. They are just 10 and 12 years old. We <a href="http://www.courtcontractors.com/" target="_blank">have a tennis court designer team</a> nearby, who builds standard sized tennis court on the backyards. But I…</p>
<p>My children are very interested in tennis these days. They watch almost every tennis match on TV. They made me buy almost every tennis video games out there, along racquets, balls and shoes. So why not let them get good at the game. So, I am planning to build a tennis court in my backyard. They are just 10 and 12 years old. We <a href="http://www.courtcontractors.com/" target="_blank">have a tennis court designer team</a> nearby, who builds standard sized tennis court on the backyards. But I am confused. Should I go for a standard size court or is there a court size that suits for children's training purpose. I am worried if they are not able to play well in standard size court, they will get depressed. Any suggestions about it?</p> USTA GIRLS 14' NATIONAL CLAY COURT CHAMPIONSHIPStag:tennisopolis.com,2016-07-30:1869403:Topic:12333902016-07-30T16:10:09.056ZRacquet Comedyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/RacquetComedy
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<p>Hi! My almost 10 yr old son is moving from 10u to 12u tennis and the transition has been rough. He used to be a player making very few mistakes to making mistakes all over the place (long shots, hitting into the net, mis-hits.) I think his confidence is waning a bit. To bolster his confidence, I took him back down to 10u but the mistakes carried over and it was probably best to just keep him in 12u and trust that over time, he'll adjust. A big problem is getting used to the power and…</p>
<p>Hi! My almost 10 yr old son is moving from 10u to 12u tennis and the transition has been rough. He used to be a player making very few mistakes to making mistakes all over the place (long shots, hitting into the net, mis-hits.) I think his confidence is waning a bit. To bolster his confidence, I took him back down to 10u but the mistakes carried over and it was probably best to just keep him in 12u and trust that over time, he'll adjust. A big problem is getting used to the power and speed of the older or better kids. He needs to hang back in the baseline more. Anyone else seeing transition issues and advice on how to adjust?</p>
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<p>Another issue that has been consistent in every match, his energy seems so much lower than his opponents. He grunts towards the ends of his matches in total frustration and fatigue. This may even happen in the first set- being tired already. He's running from corner to corner chasing shots (even when he's the server), whereas his opponent is always the one in the center seemingly in control. My guesses are: he needs more conditioning or tennis practice for better fitness? And that he needs to learn to place the ball better to make the opponents do more running? It's such a contrast when my kid plays with other kids. The other kids seem like they could go another round of this, whereas my kid looks like he's about to pass out any second!</p>
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<p>I'd appreciate any comments, suggestions! Thanks for reading my post.</p>
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<p>Betty K.</p> Questions about signing up for Jr. tournamentstag:tennisopolis.com,2015-05-10:1869403:Topic:11911452015-05-10T14:04:08.373ZBetty Khttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/BettyK
<p>Hi all!</p>
<p>My kid has played in a few 10U jr. tennis tournaments beginner level. He's won 1 tournament and was a finalist in another. My questions:</p>
<p>1) Should I move him up to an intermediate tourney at 10u or keep him in beginner level but put him in a 12u category for the challenge? I'm noticing that not many players in my area are signing up for intermediate 10u, so I feel I have no choice but sign up for 12u. My son is almost 9.5 yrs old.</p>
<p>2) Why do parents wait till…</p>
<p>Hi all!</p>
<p>My kid has played in a few 10U jr. tennis tournaments beginner level. He's won 1 tournament and was a finalist in another. My questions:</p>
<p>1) Should I move him up to an intermediate tourney at 10u or keep him in beginner level but put him in a 12u category for the challenge? I'm noticing that not many players in my area are signing up for intermediate 10u, so I feel I have no choice but sign up for 12u. My son is almost 9.5 yrs old.</p>
<p>2) Why do parents wait till the last minute to sign up their kids for a tourney? Just curious. Is this bc of strategy- they want to see who else will sign up? </p>
<p>3) How often do parents travel out of state for tourneys? Is it bc of lack of local tourneys or for ranking purposes?</p>
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<p>Thanks all!</p>
<p>Betty K</p> I have never been so Nervous in my life!!!!!!!!tag:tennisopolis.com,2015-02-19:1869403:Topic:11803192015-02-19T04:25:25.924ZCoachV - William Vazquezhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/CoachV
<p>HI Tennisopolites.</p>
<p>looks like this Year of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" target="_blank">sheep</a> has Gotten me sheepish. Amina aka KID-V She will be doing her First USTA Tennis Tournament this coming weekend. She is playing up in her first tournament. I am Nervous. I want her to like her first experience. I will be Video taping it like a mad man.</p>
<p>1. Should I become Crazy tennis parent</p>
<p>2. Should i be Crazy tennis Coach</p>
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<p>HI Tennisopolites.</p>
<p>looks like this Year of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year" target="_blank">sheep</a> has Gotten me sheepish. Amina aka KID-V She will be doing her First USTA Tennis Tournament this coming weekend. She is playing up in her first tournament. I am Nervous. I want her to like her first experience. I will be Video taping it like a mad man.</p>
<p>1. Should I become Crazy tennis parent</p>
<p>2. Should i be Crazy tennis Coach</p>
<p>3 both.</p>
<p>4 I am just kidding!!!!!</p>
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<p>please check out the Draw link.</p>
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<p>If you would like to wish her luck please do so here thanks!!!!!!</p>
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<p>What would you have done? What should you do? Give me your thoughts please!<br></br><br></br>Two very high level tennis players Super Champs have been setup at the club to do match practice next to 4 gentlemen playing dbls. The two kids are under your supervision but you are sitting outside the court fence just watching from afar. One of them starts to hit their racket on the ground every time he is mad, you are embarrassed but you look the other way, its not your son. Then he throws the racket…</p>
<p>What would you have done? What should you do? Give me your thoughts please!<br/><br/>Two very high level tennis players Super Champs have been setup at the club to do match practice next to 4 gentlemen playing dbls. The two kids are under your supervision but you are sitting outside the court fence just watching from afar. One of them starts to hit their racket on the ground every time he is mad, you are embarrassed but you look the other way, its not your son. Then he throws the racket out of the fence in anger. The gentlemen on the other court start to yell.<br/><br/>If its not your kid but one of them is what do you do? Do you call their parent? Do you tell them to get off the court? Do you just sit there and ignore it and look the other way? What should you do? You are the adult watching, what should you do???</p>
<p>I did what I had to but I want to get your input. This just happened last night!</p> 2014 USTA Girls 14' National Clay Court Championshipstag:tennisopolis.com,2014-08-01:1869403:Topic:11545432014-08-01T03:27:21.511ZRacquet Comedyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/RacquetComedy
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<p><span>I'm in search for a (preferably) female college/high school student looking for a little income to hit tennis balls with my 9 year old daughter. She's not your typical 9 year old, so I would like the player to be in the 4.5 + range. This wouldn't be teaching, just hitting, likely for an hour here and there over the summer. It would likely be in the afternoons. Weekends, we are more flexible.</span><br></br><br></br><span>Must be willing to play in Menlo Park or neighboring…</span></p>
<p><span>I'm in search for a (preferably) female college/high school student looking for a little income to hit tennis balls with my 9 year old daughter. She's not your typical 9 year old, so I would like the player to be in the 4.5 + range. This wouldn't be teaching, just hitting, likely for an hour here and there over the summer. It would likely be in the afternoons. Weekends, we are more flexible.</span><br/><br/><span>Must be willing to play in Menlo Park or neighboring cities.</span></p>
<p>Let me know if anyone is available or someone you might know of.</p>
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<p>Thanks!</p> Full Interview Of Top Juniors Francis Tiafoe and Michael Mmohtag:tennisopolis.com,2014-06-05:1869403:Topic:11403442014-06-05T04:03:25.347ZRacquet Comedyhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/RacquetComedy
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